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Any earphones or headset with a 3.5mm jack will work with the Galaxy S.
However, earphones that are designed for other mobiles with volume and other controls will only give sound output. The controls wont work.

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I have a galaxy s, which works with any headphones for media related applications, but only the headphones provided with the phone will work for phone talk. I noticed that the headphones that work with the phone call have 3 black bands while the other headphones have only 2 bands. Is this why I cannot use them for phone calls? I am trying to buy other headphones but I am not sure how to know if they will have 2 or 3 bands.

Are these headphones specific for phones or can I find the 3 bands headphones anywhere?

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I have a galaxy s, which works with any headphones for media related applications, but only the headphones provided with the phone will work for phone talk. I noticed that the headphones that work with the phone call have 3 black bands while the other headphones have only 2 bands. Is this why I cannot use them for phone calls? I am trying to buy other headphones but I am not sure how to know if they will have 2 or 3 bands.

Are these headphones specific for phones or can I find the 3 bands headphones anywhere?

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I would expect that all three band phones would work, this means it has the extra contact for the microphone.

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Nokia headphones with controls to select tracks and adjust volume do not work on the Galaxy S. Only the sound output and microphone will work.
Strangely, when I plugged in the Nokia headphones, the music player on the SGS launched and started playing the last track I had previously played.
As previously mentioned, the third black band is for the microphone.